Joan’s Shanghai
By Joan Klyhn Joan’s Shanghai is a memoir of a childhood in Shanghai in the ‘30’s and ’40s of the 20th century. I am primarily […]
SUPERHERO X: Life or Death in Apartment Buildings
By Robert Kroll Life in an apartment building is tough; it’s treacherous, death-defying. Apartment residents are literally at the mercy of all the other people […]
A Church Named Graffiti—What’s That?
By Brian J Pape, AIA Friends of mine living near Tompkins Square Park gave me a tour of prominent graffiti in their area, pointing out […]
Notes From Away: Loyalists and Patriots
By Tom Lamia In a review of 1774: The Long Year of Revolution by historian and former Cornell professor Mary Beth Norton (New York Review […]
Epigenetics: Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics
Abstracted from “A Scientists View of Almost Everything” by Mark M Green I’ve often wondered if my compunction to lock doors and to be thinking […]
Gansevoort Peninsula Progress By Brian J Pape, AIA
By Brian J Pape, AIA The David Hammons sculpture “Day’s End” has finally been assembled after a long year of preparation. The concrete pilings had […]
Ramsey Clark (1927-2021): America’s Gandhi
By Bruce Poli Ramsey Clark, U.S. Attorney General for LBJ’s Great Society (1967-69), author and supervisor of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the […]
A Tale of Three Small Businesses
By Penny Mintz We locals feel at home in our neighborhoods when we sit on a stoop and see a familiar face; when we connect […]
Ranked Voting Will Change the Game
By Leslie Boghosian Murphy, Candidate for City Council District 3 Have you ever been forced to vote with your head, when you really wanted to […]
Arthur Schwartz Named Deputy Grand Marshall of the Village Halloween Parade!
By Kyle Nash While the Halloween Parade waits for Mayor de Blasio to approve its permit for a 2021 Parade (they had a virtual parade […]
June 22nd Primary: Lots of Choice…and Confusion
By Frank Quinn A recent article in the NY Post said even at this late date 25% of NYC Democrats are still undecided about who […]
Westviews: Correspondence, Commentary, Corrections
Don’t Give Up? Hi George/Liza, I am writing to tell you about my husband Richie. He still goes to the window every night at 7PM […]
Police and Public Wield the Same (Anti-Graffiti) Brush
By Brian J Pape, AIA It was a perfect day for street activities, cloudy but mild with temperatures in the 60’s. Just like dozens, perhaps […]
Police Chief in the Garden
By George Capsis “I would like to come and see you, Mr. Capsis” Alan Silverstein excitedly offered on the phone. He came in ten minutes […]
Local Finds. Local Love.
Support some of our favorite West Village shops and designers. Curated by Karilyn Prisco Henrietta Hudson 438 Hudson “Hen’s Trucker Hat” Six-panel trucker cap […]
Style on the Street: April Plaid Brings May FAB!!
Follow us on Instagram @styleonthestreet_WestViewNews Submit your favorite neighborhood fashion looks for a chance to be featured. Photos by Dusty […]